Window frame and sash.



Patented Jan. 30, I900. I

J. S. REYNOLDS. WINDOW FRAME AND SASH.

(Application filed Apr. 27, 1899 (No Mode!) VIE-5M:

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JAMES S. REYNOLDS, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

WINDOW FRAME AND SASH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,369, dated Januaryso, 1966.

Application filed April 27, 1899- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs S. REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WindowFrames and Sash; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to window frames and sash of a fireproof nature;and the object thereof is to provide devices of the character specifiedcomposed entirely of met-a1 struck up from separate pieces securelyconnected and forming, when properly assembled, a frame, includingweight boxes, inner and outer stops, with runways between them, a sillconnection, and other necessary incidental features, and a sash havingits parts also formed exclusively of metal and including the rabbets forholding the edges of the glass lights and serving as receptive means forputty or other plastic material secured in the usual manner.

The invention consists of the construction and arrangement of parts,which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective sectional viewof a part of a frame and sash embodying features of the invention. Figs.2, 3, and 1 are separate parts of a transverse vertical sectional viewthrough the window frame and sash and indicating the arrangement atdifferent points and within the same scale. Fig. 5 is a detailperspective view of a portion of one of the sash-corners, showing themanner of providing the sash'cord-fastening socket therein. Fig. 6 is ahorizontal sectional view showing the mode of forming the divisions ormullions between the glass lights in sash where such are employed andwherein also smaller lights or panes are utilized. Fig. 7 is ahorizontal sectional view through one of the jambs of the window-framebelow the pulleys.

Like characters of reference are employed Serial No. 714,710. (No model.

ley-stile 1 has outwardly-extending side flanges 3 and is entirely openat the back to form a weight-box 4, adapted to be closed at the rear bya wood filling 5, as clearly shown by Fig. 7. The head-jamb 2 isconstructed similar to the pulley-stile in each instance, and theopposite ends of the said head-jamb and pulley-stiles are connectedthrough the medium of flanges on said pulley-stiles and bolts passedtherethrough and through an overprojecting portion of said jamb. Theopposite ends of said head-jamb also extend out flush with the rearterminations of the flanges 3 and provide a top covering for theweight-boxes 4. The only wood that will be used, if at all, aside fromthe filling 5 and a similar filling in the head-jamlo 2, are facings ormoldings 7 and 8, secured by machine-screws 9 and 10, passed through thesaid metal of the pulleystiles and head-jambs, and also by means ofwood-screws 11,inserted in the molding 7, and filling 5 of theweight-box. These facings or moldings can, however, be readily dispensedwith and other metallic ornamentations or embossings substitutedtherefor and affixed to the similar exposed portions. of the frame or beformed therein. A sill 12, also of box-like form, is employed and hasouter and inner end flanges 13, and, as shownin Fig. 4:, is disposed atan angle, but may be perfectly horizontal or constructed with the usualdrops, all of which is obvious to those skilled in the art. To the innerportion of the sill the stool let is secured by means of machinescrews15, passing through a shouldered portion 16 thereof and the upperadjacent portion of the inner end of said sill. The upper part of eachpulleystile has a pair of pulley openings 17 formed therein at asuitable distance apart and parallel, and in rear thereofpulley-brackets are afiixed, supporting pulleys 18, which are exposedthrough the said openings. On the pulley-stiles 1, in a line centrallybetween the openings 17, parting-stops 19 aresecured and consist ofmetal boxes of substantially U- shaped form, open at one side, and saidopen side in each instance being placed against the pulley-stile and theentire device secured in place by machine-screws 20, passed therethroughat regular intervals and the adjacent portion-s of said stile. Thehead-jamb is also supplied with a similar stop 21, which meets the upperends of the steps 19 on opposite pulley-stiles, and thereby a completedivisional means is provided. The outside of the frame has fittedthereto an angle-iron 22, which, in a wood frame would be termed a staffbead or molding. This ang1e-iron extends entirely across the head-jamb 2and over the outer parts of the pulley-stiles and is turned at thecorners by the formation of cuts on a miter and forged and bent to forma solid corner, this operation being well understood and is notillustrated for this reason. One portion of the angle-iron projectsinward and beyond the edge of the head-jamb and also the opposite edgesof the pulley-stiles. By this means the outside stop is formed, and

' between the inner side of the parting-strip 19 and the adjacent edgeof the molding 8 a runway for the inner sash is formed, and the runwayfor the outer sash is in like manner inserted between the outer edge ofthe said parting-strip and the projecting portion of the angle-iron 22.

As shown by Fig. 1, it is intended to dispense with the use of subjambsand the interior finish or moldings 7 and 8 applied directly to theframe, as set forth heretofore. When subjambs are required to be used,they will be attached to the frame by first securing small angle-irons22 in place of the interior finish and fastened by machine-screws, andto these angle-irons the subjamb is connected, as shown in dotted linesby Fig. 7.

The metal of which the parts of the frame are made will be of sufficientthickness for tapping purposes,and the holes that are drilled or punchedtherein are each tapped to form secure threads to receive themachine-screws connecting the several parts and particularly in thepulley-stiles, and thereby avoid the use of nuts or other auxiliaryconnecting devices. This mode of forming the tap-holes or openings is toaccommodate the attachment of such parts as are applied after the mainpart of the frame is set up and when the interior cannot be reached toapply auxiliary fastenings on the ends of the screws. These openings arelocated at proper intervals apart, as the several devices will besuitably gaged when manufactured for an afterfitting at the time oferection or placing in position of the frame. The sash 23 is also to bemade exclusively'of metal, the top rails and the side rails 27 and 28respectively being in the form of sheetmetal boxes, as well as thebottom rails, which are mitcred and riveted at the corners and indimensions of such size as to freely move within the runways formed onthe pulley-stiles and heretofore referred to. The upper opposite cornersof the sash are provided with sockets 29, which are open at the bottom,as at 30,and form means for attaching the weightcords running over thepulleys 18. The upper end 31 of each socket 29 is open, and said socketsthereby permit the sash to close up over the pulleys withoutobstruction. The top side rail or meeting-rails and bottom rail of eachsash are composed of one piece of metal of any suitable nature andthickness, which are turned and bent in the form shown, and the edgesare brought together at the center of the inner rails, as at 32 and bestseen in Figs. 2, 3, and at. The'oneend of each portion of the sash, asstated, is-turned over the adjacent end and laps and confines the innerend of a sheet-metal rabbet 33, which is left unbent until the glass 34is placed in position and then all around turned over the glass inangular contour to form a rabbet. After the said rabbet has been thusarranged putty or other plastic material 35 is applied in the usualmanner and ispressed in and around the said rabbet, and the glass isheld in firm connection with the sash. It is preferred that the metalused in forming the rabbet be of copper or other soft metal cut to theproper width, having one edge turned to a right angle and inserted inthe jointed edges of the stiles and top rail and the meeting-rail andbottom rail of each sash, which provide a ridge or standing seam. Afterthe angular-turned edge of the metal forming the rabbet is inserted inthe parts of said standing seam and the latter then compressed either byhammering and riveted where nec* essary or desirable the meeting-railsof the sash-via, being the top rail of the bottom sash and the bottomrail of the top sash-are provided with the same form of ridge orstanding seam as previously indicated, and in addition each has a lip orcheck 36, as clearly shown'by Fig. 3,con tinuous with the said rails andserving to close the intervening space between the sash and also providea limit or stop. Means for locking the sash closed can be applied tothese lips or checks 36.

As shown by Fig. 6, the mullions or divisions 37 between lights of glassare each to be formed of two pieces 38 of metal turned or bent intobox-like shape and the opposite edges extended out angularlyon oppositesides to produce a ridge or standing seam to receive the rabbetforholding the glass, which is also of similar construction andarrangement.

The several parts of the sash are to be joined together and firmlyriveted at each connection, the dependence for holding the diiferentparts together being entirely on rivets. The several joints may besoldered, if

desired, for making a neat appearance; but

said soldering does not serve as a means for fastening the jointsandwhich is applied and used more as a filling.

As shown by Fig. 7, weights 39 move in the weight-box, being attached tothe cord extending from the sash, as in the ordinary manner of windowframe and sash construction.

WVhile the preferred form of invention has been shown and descriptivelydisclosed, it will be understood that the proportions and dimensionsmight be varied as Well as the contour to suit the application and alsothe minor details of construction without in the least departing fromthe nature or spirit of the invention or sacrificing any advantagesthereof, and as long as the features of the improved form of frame andsash are retained and including the disuse of wood or combustiblematerial.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is- 1. AWindow-frame comprising a pulleystile or jamb of hollow construction andforming a weight-box, and a staif-bead or angleiron on the outer side toprovide an outside stop for the sash.

2. In a window-frame, the combination of sheet-metal box-likepulley-stiles, head-jambs and sill, a staff-bead or angle-ironsurrounding the outer portions of the pulley-stiles and head-jambs andpartially'projecting inward to form an outside stop and a parting-stopalso formed of metal and secured to the side stiles and head-jamb inproper relation to the inner projecting portion of the staff-head, andan inside stop.

3. In a window-frame, the combination of pulley-stiles and a head-jambcomposed of sheet metal bent into box-like form and connected, and abox-like parting-stop also of sheet metal secured in position by machinescrews" inserted therethrough and through tapped openings in the saidstiles and jamb. 4. In a window frame, the combination with metallicpulley-stiles, and metal stops of box-like shape secured thereto bymachinescrews received in tapped openings in said stiles.

5. In a window-frame, the combination of pulley-stiles of sheet metalbent into box-like form, a head-janlb and sill also of sheet metal Imullions comprising opposite box-like sec-.

tions with the edges formed into outwardly= projecting ridges orstanding seams and holding soft sheet-metal strips to form rabbets forthe reception of the glass lights and over which putty or other plasticmaterial is to be applied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES S. REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

S. A. REED, M. WACHTER.

